wiskott-aldrich syndrome (was): a case report in mauritius and review

wiskott-aldrich is an x-lined recessive disorder typically characterized by thrombocytopenia, eczema and recurrent infections. we report the four year treatment progress of a six year old boy who initially presented with vesicular lesions over the trunk, upper and lower extremities and face and blood tinged stools at the age of 2 weeks. from the family pedigree, there were two suspected cases that were never successfully diagnosed with similar symptoms. the patient was diagnosed with wiskott-aldrich and underwent symptomatic treatment and treatment with prednisolone for the last four years. the platelet count over these four years was also studied.